Lamia (given name)

 Lamia (لمياء),  Lamyae  or Lamiya is a feminine given name borne in Libyan-Greek mythology by a Libyan queen that transformed into a mythological creature. In Arabic it has been derived from the word (لامعة) which means "shining" or "radiant". The Bosnian form of the name is Lamija. Lamija was the most popular name for newborn girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2012.

Lamia

 * Lamia Maria Abillama (born 1962), Lebanese photographer
 * Lamia Assi (born 1955), Syrian politician
 * Lamia Bahnasawy (born 1984), Egyptian archer
 * Lamia Joreige, Lebanese visual artist and filmmaker
 * Lamia Makaddam (born 1971), Tunisian poet, journalist, translator
 * Lamia Moubayed Bissat (born 1967), Lebanese public servant and advocate
 * Lamia Ziade (born 1968), Lebanese illustrator and visual artist
 * Lamia Al-Gailani Werr (1938–2019), Iraqi archeologist

Lamiya

 * Lamiya Haji Bashar, Yezidi human rights activist
 * Lamiya Abed Khadawi (?–2005), Iraqi politician and Member of Parliament